Applications Open for Third Round of Transporting Healthy Food Grants
July 28 2016 - 1:00PM
Applications are now being accepted for the 2016 Grant Program for
Transporting Healthy Food, presented in partnership by CSX and The
Conservation Fund.
The Grant Program for Transporting Healthy Food is designed to
support and strengthen local transportation and distribution of
healthy food to communities in need. The grants enable producers
and retailers to acquire equipment and resources needed to sustain
food quality and safety as they sell, store, package and distribute
fresh produce and other foods. As a result, the program enhances
delivery capabilities and improves the availability of healthy food
for nearby consumers.
Past recipient organizations have used the grants to purchase
refrigeration and delivery trucks and acquire portable food chests.
Since the program began in 2014, grant recipients have served an
additional 150,000 families with more than nine million pounds of
food.
In 2016, grants ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 will be made
available to charitable entities that distribute fresh produce and
perishable food in the 22 states where CSX operates—Alabama,
Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West
Virginia.
The grants can support a range of activities related to
transportation and food distribution, including:
- acquiring refrigerated vehicles for direct delivery to markets,
food hubs or distribution centers;
- financing mobile market trucks and food stands to bring fresh
food to isolated communities;
- improving on-site and mobile processing and storage—freezing,
drying or refrigeration—of meats and seafood needed for
distribution; and
- purchasing produce boxes and cold storage bins to keep unsold
food fresh for the next day’s farmers market or wholesale
purchase.
“Transportation plays a critical role in the food supply chain
by connecting communities and organizations to move the goods they
need,” said Tori Kaplan, assistant vice president, corporate social
responsibility, CSX. “We’re excited to continue our partnership
with The Conservation Fund to improve the accessibility of healthy
foods and support connections between farmers and consumers in the
many communities that CSX serves.”
CSX has long been a supporter of The Conservation Fund’s work,
including a focused program to improve and sustain both access to
and supply of healthy, fresh food at local farmers markets and
schools in underserved counties in West Virginia.
“Local and regional food organizations are often the only source
of healthy food in underserved communities, and they are doing
tremendous work with limited resources to make fresh food a
convenient, practical and affordable option for everyone,” said
Katie Allen, director of the Conservation Leadership Network at The
Conservation Fund. “With CSX’s partnership, we’re not only
helping these groups expand their food network, but we’re also
supporting our local farmers and working farms—improving the entire
food chain from the field to the fork.”
Grant applications are due by September 15, 2016. To download a
grant application and see more information about the program,
please visit
http://www.conservationfund.org/projects/transporting-healthy-food-grant-program
or contact Margarita Carey at mcarey@conservationfund.org.
About CSX CSX, based in Jacksonville, Florida,
is a premier transportation company. It provides rail, intermodal
and rail-to-truck transload services and solutions to customers
across a broad array of markets, including energy, industrial,
construction, agricultural, and consumer products. For nearly 190
years, CSX has played a critical role in the nation’s economic
expansion and industrial development. Its network connects every
major metropolitan area in the eastern United States, where nearly
two-thirds of the nation’s population resides. It also links more
than 240 short-line railroads and more than 70 ocean, river and
lake ports with major population centers and farming towns
alike. More information about CSX Corporation and its
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About The Conservation FundAt The Conservation
Fund, we make conservation work for America. By creating solutions
that make environmental and economic sense, we are redefining
conservation to demonstrate its essential role in our future
prosperity. Top-ranked for efficiency and effectiveness, we have
worked in all 50 states since 1985 to protect more than 7.5 million
acres of land. www.conservationfund.org
Contacts:
Kaitlyn Barrett
CSX
904-359-1037
kaitlyn_barrett@csx.com
Ann Simonelli
The Conservation Fund
703-908-5809
asimonelli@conservationfund.org
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